Three mothers are brought together through tragedy and rebirth in this "deeply compassionate . . . surprisingly sunlit tale" set in nineteenth century Germany ( The Washington Post).In the summer of 1878, the Ludwig Zirkus arrives on Nordstrand in Germany, to the delight of the island's people. But after the show, a Hundred-Year Wave roars from the Nordsee and claims three young children.Three mothers are on the beach when it happens: Lotte, whose ch...

Trudi Montag wünscht sich ganz fest, so groß zu werden wie die anderen Kinder, aber ihr Körper wächst einfach nicht mehr. Als sie älter wird, beginnt Trudi zu verstehen, dass sie in ihrem kleinen Dorf am Rhein immer die »Andere« sein wird. Aber Trudi hat etwas, was sonst niemand hat: Geschichten. In der Leihbücherei ihres Vaters saugt sie alles auf, was die Leute erzählen, sammelt Geheimnisse, Wünsche und Wahrheiten. Doch mit den Jahren wird der Ton im Dorf ein anderer. Braunhemden schwing...

The bestselling author of Stones From the River delivers her most ambitious and dramatic novel yet -- the unforgettable story of an endearing, but flawed, Italian American family.In December 1953 Anthony Amedeo's world is nested in his Bronx neighborhood, his parent's Studebaker, the Paradise Theater, Yankee Stadium -- and in his imaginatin, where he longs for a stencil kit to decorate the windows like all the other kids on his street. Instead, he gets a very different pres...

**"Narrator Angela Dawe's varied volume and pace create an atmosphere of deep emotions that draw the listener in close...fully realized characters who have relatable issues and emotions take the forefront." -- AudioFile MagazineFrom beloved bestselling author Ursula Hegi, a new novel about three mothers, set on the shores of the Nordsee, perfect for fans of Water for Elephants and The Light Between Oceans.**In the summer of 1878, the Ludwig Zirkus...

Friends since earliest childhood, Annie, Jake, and Mason have a special bond. When Annie's parents die on the same night that she and Mason get married, the three friends decide to raise Annie's infant sister, Opal, together. Not surprisingly, their bonds of intimacy, already deeply entangled, become strained. As Annie struggles, events take on a momentum of their own. And then, one fateful night, the three friends goad each other into stepping over a line, with shocking consequences for e...

In de zomer van 1878 strijkt Circus Ludwig, tot grote vreugde van de lokale bevolking, neer op het Duitse eiland Nordstrand. De zwangere meisjes van het Sint-Margaretha's Tehuis Voor Ongehuwde Moeders haasten zich samen met de nonnen die voor hen zorgen naar de voorstelling. Maar dan eist een vloedgolf vanuit de Noordzee - zoals eens in de honderd jaar voorkomt - met brullend geweld drie kleine kinderen op. Er waren die dag drie moeders op het strand: Lotte, die haar kinderen verliest; Sab...